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Poetics Presents

Susan Rosenkrantz

Susan Rosenkrantz is a new writer. She is forty-six and lives in Illinois.

Writers' Village members look forward to reading more of Susan's work.

Eight Place Settings Snowflakes drift gently down, ugliness- madness, spiked eggnog, the worst, screams, blood, human destruction. Expensive wrapped presents no chances being opened Why all the pretense? Fake Christmas tree, completely screwed family crunching, you step around once upright tree, splintered colored glass under feet. Eight place settings in the line of fire parents, vicious older brother, sister sit across three younger brothers begging for a fable. Dinner cooked careless, smoked filled kitchen burned yam, scorched corn, turkey lying on the floor another holiday dinner never making it, personal war. Pound on the door, not any shock- handcuffed, half the family led out, officer leans- whispers, one day you'll know no fears. copyright © 2000 by Susan Rosenkrantz